JLPT N1 · な-adjective

厳か (ogosoka)

厳か (おごそか, ogosoka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おごそか
Romaji: ogosoka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

結婚生活がうまく行っていない方は結婚式の時におごそかに神の前に誓った、夫婦の誓約を思い出してみましょう。

And to the people whose married life is not going well, let's remember the marriage covenant sworn solemnly before God at the wedding ceremony.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 厳か

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	厳かだ	おごそかだ ogosokada
Present (polite)	厳かです	おごそかです ogosokadesu
Negative	厳かじゃない	おごそかじゃない ogosokajanai
Past	厳かだった	おごそかだった ogosokadatta
Negative past	厳かじゃなかった	おごそかじゃなかった ogosokajanakatta
Te-form	厳かで	おごそかで ogosokade
Before a noun	厳かな	おごそかな ogosokana
Adverb (~ni)	厳かに	おごそかに ogosokani

Kanji in 厳か

厳

stern, strictness, severityゲン・ゴン・おごそ.か・きび.しい · 17 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 厳か.

厳しいきびしいsevere厳重げんじゅうstrict厳密げんみつstrict

Source: JMdict entry 1262520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.